Heading into the holiday weekend, we’re feeling grateful for everyone who makes Jasper Ridge thrive: staff, students, faculty, docents, committees, and nature itself. Like this flock of mallards lifting off over Searsville Reservoir, our community rises together. Thank you! Photo credit: Dan Quinn

Welcome @afapellegrini.bsky.social and team!

"I better show him I am not afraid. I will stick out my tail with its warning colors" A short story by @dukesjeff.bsky.social inspired by an autumn day at Jasper Ridge! Enjoy!

New preprint: "Priority effects drive fungal and nematode emergence from insect larvae," introducing our new study system at 'Ootchamin 'Ooyakma (Stanford's Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve), led by Amaury Payelleville doi.org/10.1101/2025...

Reflections on the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe's youth campout at Stanford University's Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) jrbp.stanford.edu/news/voices-...

Check out the 2025 November newsletter! - Hear from Indigenous youth attending the 2nd Muwekma campout - Learn how AI @stanford.edu is being used to ID biodiversity - Read a docents adventure to save milkweed from invasive teasel - And more exciting research! Link: jrbp.stanford.edu/news/jrbpoo-...

On Fri Oct 10, Jasper Ridge, Stanford, and other network partners and students attended the SOAR Year 3 All-Hands Symposium at West Valley College. Check out our blog post on the day's program and student successes we've seen! www.soarnetwork.org/soar-year-3-all-hands-symposium

Congrats to our team, Katie and Trevor! They led an innovative program during Stanford's Climate week: "AI Into the Wild’ connects Stanford to local flora and fauna at Jasper Ridge. Read more in the @stanforddaily.com.web.brid.gy: stanforddaily.com/2025/11/02/a...

Yay to spending time with plant nerds! Thank you for the tour and specimen viewing at @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social

Great visit this morning to the Carnegie Institution for Science and Jasper Ridge with Joanna Feehan and @lauracleventhal.bsky.social. Sat at the “co-evolution” table and found some photos of young Clausen, Keck, and Hiesey.

Congrats to @dukesjeff.bsky.social and many other @droughtnet.bsky.social scientists working on studying the effects of different drought patterns in grasslands and shrublands worldwide. Read more below:

Our October 2025 newsletter just crawled into our blogs section (link in bio)! Inside, you'll find details on new community lectures starting Oct 21, updates on new research projects, & our latest student highlights! Plus, check out a great tarantula (Aphonopelma sp.) photo by Trevor Hébert!

More research on serpentine soils! Authors incorporated plant trait and herbivory measurements to better understand how serpentine soils influence aboveground plant-herbivore interactions and community structure! Thanks @xmoreira.bsky.social and team for sharing your work!

Thank you to @sierraclub.org for showcasing the ongoing collaborative work with the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe here at 'Ootchamin 'Ooyakma! www.sierraclub.org/sierra/futur...

This morning we spotted a male California quail (Callipepla californica) acting as a sentinel (a lookout), perched high and watching for predators. Photos by Jorge Ramos. #californiaquail #quail #callipeplacalifornica. Read more about the California state bird: birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/...

Check out this wonderful blog post from the SOAR Professional Development Short Course this spring, co-led by our partner Esther Cole Adelsheim (Conservation Program Manager). Students attest to how transformative it was to learn field skills and build community. www.soarnetwork.org/soar-weekend...

Read about remote sensing and aerial imagery from planes, drones, and satellites! Learn how Jasper Ridge researchers, students and staff rely on aerial imagery to enhance their understanding of landscape changes and ecological recovery! news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...

Meet Atash and Jaime, our amazing 2025 Stewardship Student Interns! They’re making a real impact at Jasper Ridge, bringing fresh energy and innovation to our stewardship projects. Curious to see what they’re up to? Check out their stories below. jrbp.stanford.edu/news/steward...

See you at #ESA2025 next week!Find me at the ESA SEEDS events, Wed, 10:30 AM Panel on Careers at a Research Station with OBFS friends; and Thu, 5 PM Poster LB 13-177 on Wildfire resilience initiatives at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma)!

Assistant Professor position in Traditional Ecological Knowledge at Stanford University. Applications due Sept 30, 2025 facultypositions.stanford.edu/en-us/job/49...

Visit Dr. Adriana Hernandez and @fukamit.bsky.social poster (P105) on Monday! They are investigating the post-burning effects of #chaparral ecosystems, and after year one, they were surprised to find an exciting #fire follower, invasives, and many taxa resprouting! #Botany2025

Jasper Ridge docent program celebrates 50 years! Volunteer docents at the Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) have educated visitors, supported research, and helped steward a unique local ecosystem. Read @stanford.edu article: news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...

The 2025 Jasper Ridge Docent Graduation and Summer Picnic celebrated new scientifically trained docents and recognized multiple achievements by students! The event also marked the 50th anniversary of the Jasper Ridge docent program! Read more: jrbp.stanford.edu/news/2025-gr...

Happy Earth Day from a majestic valley oak (Quercus lobata) at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma)! #earthday #earthday2025

Photos of wildflowers in bloom, pollinators at work, and turkeys flaunting their finery showcase the changing of seasons at Stanford’s Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve.

Enjoy a virtual research hike with the @stanford.edu Report article titled "Long-term studies at Jasper Ridge yield insights into oak ecosystems". Read how Prof Rodolfo Dirzo, student Chrysanthe Frangos, & team investigate the California native trees. Link: news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...

In the 50th anniversary of the Jasper Ridge docent class, the JRBP ('O'O) docents were recognized with the @stanford.edu Alumni Associates Award of Merit. Last Saturday, alumni & docents Dawn Neisser & Julien Wright-Ueda accepted the award on behalf of the community jrbp.stanford.edu/news/docent-...

Spring is here & wildflowers are blooming! Clockwise from top left: Mosquito bills (Primula hendersonii), California poppy (Eschscholzia californica), Hound’s tongue (Adelinia grandis) & warrior plume (Pedicularis densiflora). Photo J. Ramos. March 2025: jrbp.stanford.edu/news/jrbpoo-...

Explore the Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) 2023-2024 Annual Report! It illustrates a year filled with significant research, education, and stewardship milestones - and beautiful pictures from our docents! Link to blog post here: jrbp.stanford.edu/news/2023-20...

Fungi at Jasper Ridge! 1st image: Pleurotus ostreatus, OYSTER MUSHROOM. Pic by Alice Cummings. 2nd. Clavaridelphus ligula, STRAP CORAL. Pic by Alice Cummings. 3rd. Resident Ranger, Brooke leading a mushroom walk!

A coyote peeking into our offices. The scientific name for a coyote is Canis latrans, which translates from Latin as barking dog. In Chochenyo language the word for coyote is máyyan. The common name, coyote, is derived from the language Nahuatl (Aztec) word coyōtl.

2023-2024 Year in Review jrbp.stanford.edu/news/2023-20...

Student project feature from the latest BIO/EARTHSYS 105 cohort jrbp.stanford.edu/news/student...

Basket weaving comes to Jasper Ridge with Corine Pearce jrbp.stanford.edu/news/basket-...

Muwekma youth campout at 'Ootchamin 'Ooyakma jrbp.stanford.edu/news/muwekma...

Muwekma youth campout, how it came about and why jrbp.stanford.edu/news/muwekma...

Natural History Note: Camera trapping reveals the impact of fuel reduction on woodrat nesting behavior #wildlife #conservation jrbp.stanford.edu/news/natural...

Long distance wildlife tracking reveals waypoints from Jasper Ridge to Mexico. #birds #ornithology #birdmigration #motus jrbp.stanford.edu/news/long-di...

Intentional burning awakens a fire follower: Indigenous connections. At Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma), a rare, locally endemic plant is growing vigorously in the area where intentional burning was applied to chaparral earlier this year. jrbp.stanford.edu/news/intenti...

Intentional burning awakens a fire follower: a botanical account #botany #science jrbp.stanford.edu/news/intenti...

Summer interns help unlock the mysteries of Jasper Ridge's migratory birds #birds #science jrbp.stanford.edu/news/summer-...

Explore new Jasper Ridge student projects! -Lessons Learned from 1,600 Ticks by Derek Knowles -Meditation on Pedagogy: (Un)Translating Jasper Ridge by AJ Naddaff -Food as Medicine at Jasper Ridge by Pearl Shing-Roth, Isabella Cruz-Krahn, Tina Truong Link: https://t.co/r8WrOL2NaU

The first rain event of fall 2024 refreshed our ecosystems this morning with 2 mm (0.08 in) of rain. Check out some of our plants holding on to a few raindrops.

Jasper Ridge’s outdoor activities will be cancelled on Friday, October 18 and Saturday, October 19 due to the Red Flag Warning issued for the Santa Cruz Mountains by @NWSBayArea. More info below. https://x.com/NWSBayArea/status/1846648817078403535

In collaboration with @MuwekmaTribe we continue to observe and learn from the ecosystems! Re-discovering a plant has also re-sparked an Indigenous awakening! On this Indigenous Peoples Week, explore more about the @MuwekmaTribe: https://t.co/KVWgNh2SjI https://t.co/THtlrzVOGR

Congratulations to our Executive Director, Dr. Jorge Ramos (@JorgeRH2O) for being inducted as a @CalAcademy Fellow! https://x.com/calacademy/status/1846243715989622960

Thanks to our Faculty Director, @TadashiFukami & the guidance and partnership with @MuwekmaTribe. There is an Indigenous awakening happening at @Stanford / @stanfordjrbp. See note and video in the post below from @MuwekmaTribe: https://x.com/MuwekmaTribe/status/1841808638425350258

Our network of wireless digital camera traps provide unprecedented & detailed information, e.g. abundance & behavior of wildlife and the nature of corridors linking JRBP to other areas. With new and future stewardship work at JRBP, this technology is key to our research needs! https://t....

Read a story that involves a Herbarium, pile burn, endemism, & botany by Dr. Adriana Hernandez: "Although this plant had not been found within the boundaries of the preserve for many years, its seeds were apparently laying dormant in the soil." Link: https://t.co/dKDfz7kNAk

From @Stanford Report: Summer interns help unlock the secrets of Jasper Ridge’s birds. Little is understood about the migration of Swainson’s thrushes, but a new bird-banding and monitoring program at could help provide answers. https://t.co/ikG3rwLE5R